Persian Adjectives

Welcome to the second Persian lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Persian to help you practice your daily phrases.

blackسیاه

greyخاکستری

whiteسفید

blueآبی

greenسبز

yellowزرد

redقرمز

brownقهوه ای

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules

Persian

my house is white[noun + adjective]

خانه من سفید است

your country is big[noun + adjective]

کشور شما بزرگ است

new books are expensive[plural + adjective]

کتاب های جدید گران هستند

we are happy here[pronoun + verb + adjective]

ما در اینجا خوشحال هستیم

she has three small dogs[adjective + plural]

او سه سگ کوچک دارد

this language is very easy[adverb + adjective]

این زبان بسیار آسان است

I have a smallgreen house[adjective + adjective]

من یک گلخانه کوچک دارم

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

coldسرد

hotگرم

cloudyابری

rainyبارانی

snowyبرفی

sunnyآفتابی

windyطوفانی

warmداغ

Conversation in Persian

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English

Persian

hi

سلام

how are you?

حال شما چطور است؟

I'm good, thank you

خوبم، متشکرم.

and you?

شما چطورید؟

what is your name?

نام شما چیست؟

my name is Maya

نام من مایا است

nice to meet you

از ملاقات با شما خوشوقتم

I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Persian. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.